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So, Argyle and others in the meantime, flounder as the PL clubs come and pick the best of the crop. Maybe this is where the idea of "partnering" with a "top club" could be productive?
If there was an arrangement that could allow the youngster to be loaned back perhaps this would help clubs in the lower Leagues and reward them for the efforts and costs of developing young talent at least in the short term.
The introduction of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) at the start of the 2012/13 season has had a major impact on Football League clubs.
It saw the creation of a four-tier academy system, with fixed-fees payable for young players moving from one club to another.
Premier League clubs can now snap up teenage prospects from any corner of the country and for a relatively small outlay.
He told Herald Sport: “It’s a huge challenge, and I find it very disappointing that Premier League clubs seem to have a free rein to go and recruit players from all over the country.
“I find it particularly frustrating because we have developed a number of boys and spotted their talent, which I would very much like to see stay in the Argyle set-up and make the first team.
“But all we can do is the best we can under the (EPPP) rules and regulations.
"Under the EPPP, this compensation now has a fixed matrix and it gives us very little room to manoeuvre, and it’s not generous.”
So, Argyle and others in the meantime, flounder as the PL clubs come and pick the best of the crop. Maybe this is where the idea of "partnering" with a "top club" could be productive?
If there was an arrangement that could allow the youngster to be loaned back perhaps this would help clubs in the lower Leagues and reward them for the efforts and costs of developing young talent at least in the short term.